Floriana back to winning ways
Floriana bounced back from defeat as they defeated Rabat Ajax 3-0 yesterday afternoon. Three late goals in the second half secured all three points for the Greens.
With this defeat Rabat remain at the bottom of the standing while Floriana move up to fourth place on eight points.
The first half remained goalless with both teams having few chances on goal.
Floriana started off the second half on the attack and managed to score the first goal of the match on the 58th minute.
Off a freekick by Aman Verma, Aaron Brown beat the goalkeeper Jonathan Azzopardi with his header.
Floriana were close to scoring their second goal on the 63rd minute but Ivan Carapic cleared Owen Bugeja's shot of the goal line.
Floriana doubled their lead on the 71st minute. Duncan Pisani served Trevor Pisani who then went on to beat the goalkeeper with his low shot.
The Greens did not have to wait long before they sealed all three points as just one minute later they made it 3-0. Trevor Cilia served Duncan Pisani who then beat goalkeeper Jonathan Azzopardi with his shot.
On the 83rd minute, both teams were reduced to ten-men after referee Kevin Azzopardi sent off Floriana's Aaron Brown and Rabat's Patrick Borg following a incident between the two players.
Trevor Cilia was voted BOV Player of the Match.
FLORIANA Jonathan Debono, Tyrone Farrugia (46' Duncan Pisani), Aaron Brown, Owen Bugeja, Kane Farrugia, Aman Verma, Thomas Paris (67' Ryan Darmanin), Clyde Borg, Carl Tremarco, Trevor Cilia, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (75' Valdo Alhinho).
Subs not used: Jurgen Borg, Mark Spiteri, Jermain Brincat, Francesco Guzman.
Asst. Coach: Alan Lewer
RABAT AJAX Jonathan Azzopardi, Ivan Carapic, Joseph Caruana (74' Clifford Gauci), Heiner Backhaus (62' Christopher Schembri), Justin Felice, Adam Smeir, Manuel Moral Fuster, Dylan Falzon, Patrick Borg, Clive Brincat, David Azzopardi.
Subs not used: Sean Mintoff, Gaetano Gesualdi, Christian Muscat, Shaun Gauci, Yan Cauchi.
Coach: Silvio Vella
Asst. Coach: Joseph Galea
Referee: Kevin Azzopardi
Assistant Referees: Alan Camilleri, Albert Borg Cardona
Fourth Official: Marco Borg
Yellow Cards: K. Farrugia, P. Borg, A. Brown, D. Falzon, H. Backhaus, R. Darmanin, C. Borg
Red Cards: 83' Aaron Brown, 83' Patrick Borg
Scorers: 58′ Aaron Brown, 71′ Trevor Cilia, 72′ Ryan Darmanin